Jesus Freak will Never Go Away

I first heard Jesus Freak from DC Talk in 1995. I picked up the single almost a year before the actual album came out. It was giant step forward for Christian Music.

It also became that song that was overplayed. A few years later the Jesus Freak record was being played at every church youth function, youth camp, gathering, campfire, and mission trip. I began to hate the song and got angry at DC Talk for taking so long between records.

Now the Newsboys have been together longer than DC Talk; both band hail from the late 80s. Newsboys, like DC Talk have a long repertoire of catchy and overplayed songs. So of course when Michael Tait of DC talk becomes the new singer for Newsboys we get CCM incest with an up to date cover of Jesus Freak.

At least its not Petra.